Hunter s. thomson biography
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Gonzo: A Graphic Biography of Hunter S. Thompson
Words by Will Bingley
Art by Anthony Hope-Smith
Paperback with flaps, pp, £
Released: 14 October
ISBN:
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Over the course of Hunter S. Thompson's extraordinary life, he was publicly branded a bum, a vandal, a thief, a liar, an addict, a freak and a psychopath. Only some of which are true. Even in a 20th century crowded with celebrity, his legacy retains a brilliantly vital force.
The great American iconoclast, the great American outlaw, the great American hedonist However you choose to view him, Thompson remains the high-water mark for all social commentators the world over, and a truly fearless champion of individual liberties.
This is his story the story of a troubled kid from Louisville, Kentucky, who went on to become an international icon. This is a story that charts the legendary heights of so-called 'Gonzo journalism', plumbs the darkest depths of American politics and presents
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Hunter S. Thompson
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Who Was Hunter S. Thompson?
Hunter S. Thompson showed a knack for writing at a young age, and after high school began his career in journalism while serving in the United States Air Force. Following his military service, Thompson traveled the country to cover a wide array of topics for numerous magazines and developed an immersive, highly personal style of reporting that would become known as “Gonzo Journalism.” He would employ the style in the book for which he is best known, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, which was an instant and lasting success. For the remainder of his life, Thompson’s hard-driving lifestyle — which included the steady use of illicit drugs and an ongoing love affair with firearms — and his relentlessly antiauthoritarian work made him a perpetual counterculture icon. However, his fondness for substances also contributed to several bouts of poor health, and in Thompson committed suicide at the age of
Early Life
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